peripeteia 也作 per.i.pe.ti.a
n.(名词)A sudden change of events or reversal of circumstances, especially in a literary work.突变:事情或环境的突然变化,尤指在文学作品中
来源:Greek 希腊语 from peripiptein [to change suddenly] 源自 peripiptein [突变] peri- [peri-] peri- [前缀,表示.周围的.] piptein [to fall] * see pet- piptein [跌落] *参见 pet-